PRS: Party time in Hongdae

Party time at Hongdae

Hello everyone, I am vary happy to have this opportunity to stand here in front of you and introduce you one of my favourite places in Korea. I hope you will enjoy this presentation. (welcome the audience)

Remember the best time out you have ever had? A night that included great food, great drinks, dancing…. I am sure you do. Who doesn’t?

You can relive such a great night every night if you visit Hongdae, an area around Hongik University in the City of Seoul, South Korea, a place where people go to have a great night out (introducing the subject). I will tell you what kinds of fun you can have in this happening place. I will tell you about food, drinks, a specifically Korean way of having fun in a ‘norae bang’ and a place where you can just relax and run away from the area’s craziness (structure). At the end, we will have about 5 minutes for q-q in which you will have a chance to ask me for more details about Hongdae.

A night out in Hongdae starts with a good hefty dinner of songyapsal which is Korean pork barbecue. There are numerous barbecue places in Hongdae. You eat delicious meat wrapped in lettuce leaves with garlic and samjang, a special sauce.

After dinner, you generally go to a traditional Korean drinking establishment where you can have makoli, dongdong ju, soju, mekju (beer.) Koreans usually eat some side dishes. A delicious one is a Korean pancake. You can have some rice wine served in a bamboo shell. It’s all delicious.

After drinking you can go to a norae-bang, a singing room, or a dance club. There are many different bangs in Korea, dvd, pc, etc. You sing there to your heart’s content.

To escape from the madness you can go to a quite lounge where you can enjoy great views from the balcony. They even give you a blanket. You can just curl up and chill out.

I hope that you enjoyed this presentation and that you can’t wait to go to Hongdae. Whether you want great Korean barbecue with great service, or traditional drinks with delicious side dishes; whether you want to sing your favourite song or dance the night away, or if you simply want to relax at a nice quite place off the main drag – Hongdae has it all. So, if you are in Seoul, put your drinking cap and hit the road.

I would be happy to answer any specific questions you may have about fun times in Hongdae. Thank you.